A deadly crash Monday afternoon claimed the lives of two Center Point women, but State Police say a 2 year old managed to survive the crash with only minor injuries.

26-year-old Ashley Cameron lost control of a pickup truck, on LA 1205, and ran off the road. Both Cameron and a passenger, 48-year-old Linda Dodge, were pronounced dead at the scene. The toddler was secured in a child safety seat.

A Pacific hurricane impacting Louisiana? Hurricane Willa will cross Mexico first, but enough of the remnants of the storm will be left over to bring some rain to the Bayou State. National Weather Service Slidell Meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says the rain from the storm will start as soon as today and continue into tomorrow. Gilmore says there is good news for those with outdoor plans for the weekend. The forecast beginning Friday calls for Sunny and Cool!

State election officials say turnout could be noticeably higher for this year’s fall elections when compared to last year’s 13 percent participation. Analysts say national turnout could crack 55 percent, which would be more than double the 2014 midterm numbers. Early voting, for the November ballot, runs through Tuesday, With the exception of Sunday.

Amendment number two on the November ballot is getting nationwide attention, with over two million dollars pumped into the state to convince voters to support requiring unanimous jury decisions in felony trials. The Bayou State is one of only two states in the nation to not require a unanimous jury decision to gain a conviction in a felony trial.

Senator John Kennedy says we’ll know whether or not he’s going to challenge Governor John Bel Edwards before the first of December. In an interview with the AP, Kennedy said he loves his current job but finds it “hard to stomach what is happening in Louisiana right now.”

A Moss Bluff man is facing charges of attempted second degree murder after allegedly shooting at his wife. Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso says 36 year old Robert Moreau was driving home with his wife from a party with a gun in his lap when he threatened to shoot her. Upon disarming Moreau during a scuffle at home, one of the couple’s three sons, ages 10, 12, and 14, then pulled another gun and threatened Moreau. Moreau, later lead authorities in a traffic pursuit before being arrested, his bond is set just shy of a quarter million dollars.

A facelift is underway for an iconic LSU campus landmark as Memorial Tower will be receiving a much-needed renovation. It’s the first restoration of the building since it was constructed 95 years ago, as a tribute to those who fought in World War One. The $6.3 million project will see a refurbished exterior as well as the addition of air conditioning to the structure. The project should be completed within 18 months. Once done the tower will serve as a museum housing displays and artifacts.

The Advocate newspaper reports that Marquette Transportation, the barge operator that’s responsible for hitting the Sunshine Bridge at Donaldsonville, had 32 collisions or “brush-ups” with bridges since 2013, and were not penalized. Ascension Parish Council Chairman Bill Dawson says their piloting should have been addressed much sooner. Dawson says it’s clear the Coast Guard needs to reform how it tracks company and pilot accidents on the river.

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LSU says the SEC will not overturn Devin White’s suspension for the first half of the Alabama game, because of targeting a Mississippi State player. So can legal action be taken? Suspended Hahnville High School quarterback, Andrew Robison, received a court order to play football, but he’s yet to take the field, because the LHSAA could hand down future penalties. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the same thing could happen to LSU, if a judge ruled White can play Bama.

The Saints were in the market for a cornerback and they found one, but it is not former LSU star Patrick Peterson. Instead, New Orleans sent fourth and seventh round picks to New York for Giants cornerback Eli Apple. The former first round pick struggled last season, but he’s played better this year, even though New York has won just one game.